Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
  • A47G29/00—Supports, holders, or containers for household use, not provided for in groups A47G1/00-A47G27/00 or A47G33/00 
  • A47G29/12—Mail or newspaper receptacles, e.g. letter-boxes; Openings in doors or the like for delivering mail or newspapers
  • A47G29/122—Parts, details, or accessories, e.g. signalling devices, lamps, devices for leaving messages
  • A47G29/1225—Signalling devices
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
  • B65F1/00—Refuse receptacles; Accessories therefor
  • B65F1/14—Other constructional features; Accessories
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
  • A47G29/00—Supports, holders, or containers for household use, not provided for in groups A47G1/00-A47G27/00 or A47G33/00 
  • A47G29/12—Mail or newspaper receptacles, e.g. letter-boxes; Openings in doors or the like for delivering mail or newspapers
  • A47G29/1207—Mail or newspaper receptacles, e.g. letter-boxes; Openings in doors or the like for delivering mail or newspapers for posting letters
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
  • A47G29/00—Supports, holders, or containers for household use, not provided for in groups A47G1/00-A47G27/00 or A47G33/00 
  • A47G29/12—Mail or newspaper receptacles, e.g. letter-boxes; Openings in doors or the like for delivering mail or newspapers
  • A47G29/1209—Rural letter-boxes
  • A47G29/121—Signalling devices
  • A47G29/1212—Signalling devices comprising electrical parts
  • A47G29/1214—Signalling devices comprising electrical parts including a receiver located remotely from the letter-box and a transmitter
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
  • A47G29/00—Supports, holders, or containers for household use, not provided for in groups A47G1/00-A47G27/00 or A47G33/00 
  • A47G29/12—Mail or newspaper receptacles, e.g. letter-boxes; Openings in doors or the like for delivering mail or newspapers
  • A47G29/122—Parts, details, or accessories, e.g. signalling devices, lamps, devices for leaving messages
  • A47G29/1225—Signalling devices
  • A47G2029/1226—Signalling devices comprising electrical parts
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
  • B65F2210/00—Equipment of refuse receptacles
  • B65F2210/128—Data transmitting means
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
  • B65F2210/00—Equipment of refuse receptacles
  • B65F2210/16—Music playing devices
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
  • B65F2210/00—Equipment of refuse receptacles
  • B65F2210/168—Sensing means
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
  • B65F2210/00—Equipment of refuse receptacles
  • B65F2210/172—Solar cells
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
  • Y02W—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT
  • Y02W30/00—Technologies for solid waste management
  • Y02W30/10—Waste collection, transportation, transfer or storage, e.g. segregated refuse collecting, electric or hybrid propulsion

Definitions

• the invention relates to a container for receiving objects thrown into it with an insertion opening arranged in the upper part of the container.
• Previous containers for holding objects thrown in e.g. Garbage or laundry buckets or letter boxes have the disadvantage that the throw-in of the respective items is not detected and the person who throws the items in does not receive any feedback about the correct throw-in.
• the insertion of an object into the container is detected by electronics integrated in the container, with the detection of the inserted object by the integrated electronics Devices for the visual and / or audio output of data can be controlled.
• a voltage source for supplying power to the integrated electronics and the visual or audio output devices is arranged inside the container, the voltage source being supplied with current by at least one solar module attached outside the container.
• the 220 volt power supply is also available in mains operation.
• the integrated electronics can also be a
• Be data processing device that controls the acoustic and / or visual effects that are output. It is also provided that the data processing device can be equipped with memory modules on which control algorithms for the container or audio signals are stored.
• a light band arranged around the opening and / or around the container (LISA
• Acrylic glass in particular from light-emitting diodes, serves as a visual output device and is activated and controlled permanently or when an object is thrown in by the integrated electronics.
• the light strips can be equipped with differently colored light-emitting diodes, so that different visual impressions of the container can be generated, with the integrated electronics performing the control.
• An activation of the light strips is also provided when a person approaches the container, for which purpose corresponding sensors, such as e.g. Motion detectors must be attached.
• the container is enclosed with a light-conducting coating, in particular an acrylic glass coating, and the light-conducting coating is connected directly to the light strips. Through the direct connection, this is done by the light strips outgoing light directed into the light-conducting coating and scattered there, so that the outside of the container is completely illuminated with the scattered light generated.
• This scattered light can be used to illuminate interchangeable, transparent advertising films that are attached to the acrylic glass.
• the audio output device in particular a loudspeaker, can output sound and speech outputs, the audio output device being arranged in the interior of the container in such a way that the sound generated in this way emerges from the insertion opening directly or via sound reflections.
• the integrated electronics are connected to a radio antenna and radio signals are output via the loudspeaker.
• the audio output device can also output sound and / or voice recordings that were previously recorded with a microphone located in or on the container.
• the insertion of an object into the container is detected by motion sensors and / or at least one light barrier.
• the solar module is also optionally arranged on the rear of the container and / or when the container is mounted on a mast on a mast on the upper end of the mast.
• the voltage source of the container according to the invention is preferably a rechargeable battery which is charged both by the solar module and by an external voltage source.
• the charging process can be controlled by electronics, so that a deep discharge of the battery is prevented. This measure extends the life of the battery considerably and thus reduces the operating costs of the container according to the invention.
• the container is a wastebasket or trash can.
• mailboxes or security safekeeping compartments for example at banks outside or similar facilities.
• the back of the upper part of the container, in particular an essentially known trash can, is beveled, the angular position of the bevel being used for optimal solar light yield of the solar modules arranged on the back.
• the invention has the advantage, in particular if it is a trash can, that objects thrown into the trash can are detected and a signal is triggered in response to the detection, which is, for example, but not exclusively, flashing in the light band and / or a speech and / or music output.
• a weaving message can also be conveyed via the garbage can according to the invention, e.g. through speech or through the garbage can itself, the coating of which is used as (permanently or partially) illuminated advertising space. Radio output is also conceivable.
• the electronics in the trash can are equipped with software / hardware that is suitable for being updated (update) by simple manipulations familiar to a person skilled in the art (also online or by means of wireless communication). In this way, the text or the music or advertising message etc. can be updated very easily and also daily message messages (messages) can be adapted.
• the electronics can be connected to an external computer via cable connectors or a data transmission and reception system and data can be exchanged between the electronics and the external computer.
• a container according to the invention has modular functional units, namely a solar module, lamp sensor module and electronic module.
• the entire control system, battery and voice modules are securely installed in a U-profile made of sheet steel and thus form an electronic module that is fixed on the square profile to hold the cigarette butts with a safety screw. This screw is accessible from the front in the cigarette insert.
• Many of the conventional trash cans already have such a collection unit for cigarette butts, which are arranged in the interior of the container and in which the insertion opening is arranged in the insertion opening of the trash can.
• An update of the sound or light effects is possible by inserting a pre-programmed language module - optionally as a service from the manufacturer - with a voice chip, amplifier and corresponding control parameters.
• the speech module is inserted, for example, in the form of a 25-pin plug connector through the emptying flap of the trash can from below into the electronics module, which is in the U-
• the solar module can be attached externally or spatially separated from the container to a stand or a lantern with clamps. As a result of this measure according to the invention, the solar module is safe from vandalism and a higher energy yield can also be expected.
• the electrical supply line from the solar module to the container according to the invention takes place via copper-clad foil cable.
• the unit consisting of solar module, lamp sensor module and electronic module can also be used in the following applications:
• City information system guidance system for theme and amusement parks.
• the throw-in sensor is mounted with the LED lamp stick to a service module on a sheet steel bracket.
• This module is connected to the electronics module in the U-profile via a plug connection.
• the loudspeaker is located in the uppermost part of the U-profile and thus at the level of the opening.
• the sensor can also react to passers-by by setting it to throw in, i.e. address them.
• the electronics allow the setting of any lighting-dependent switch-on thresholds for the functions speech (during the day) and light (at night).
• the battery is charged with temperature compensation by the solar module and protected against deep discharge by load shedding.
• An external voltage source can be used for charging be connected to the battery via a plug contact.
• the deep discharge protection can be deactivated using a button to check the functionality of the electronics.
• the audio signals output can be a so-called noise shower, i.e. the reproduction of sound frequencies that overlay the ambient noise with a harmonic component and thereby dampen it.
• previously picked up acoustic signals can be reproduced by microphone, which passers-by appear as a quasi-dialog or echo function.
• a container according to the invention in particular a trash can
• the bottom flap opens and a PE bag with the contents, e.g. Waste that falls to the ground, which almost doubles the container's capacity.
• a signal can be sent to the control center and the voice output: "Undoubtedly already full” activated, or the lights switched off or the flashing lights switched on.
• An IR-LED facing the street can serve as a signal generator for a necessary or unnecessary emptying by automatically indicating in the approaching maintenance vehicle whether the container is full or empty. This reduces the stop-and-go intervals of the maintenance vehicles and saves working time.
• FIG. 1 general view of the container according to the invention
• Cigarette holder
• FIG. 3 shows a sectional drawing of the upper part of the container with integrated electronics and detection sensors
• Fig. 4 view of a container mounted on a mast according to the invention with spatially separated solar module.
• FIG. 1 shows an overall view of the container 10 according to the invention.
• a light band 12a is arranged around the insertion opening 11.
• a light band 12b is likewise arranged around the central part of the container 10 and is directly connected to the acrylic glass coating 13 surrounding the container 10. Due to the direct contact between the light band 12b and the acrylic glass coating 13, the light is scattered and illuminates the entire container 10.
• a solar module (not shown) is attached to the slanted rear side 14 of the upper part of the container 10 and serves to supply power to one in the container 10 integrated electronics 15, as well as the attached output devices.
• FIG. 2 A container according to the invention is shown schematically in FIG. 2, which has a separate collecting container for cigarettes 23 with a separate insertion opening 21.
• the electronics module 22 is mounted behind the cigarette collection container 20.
• the dashed lines indicate the course of the cigarette collection container 20 and the electronics module 22 in the interior of the container 10.
• FIG. 3 shows a sectional drawing of the upper part of the container with the electronics module 22, which is fastened behind the cigarette collecting container 20 by means of a screw, in the interior of the container 10.
• the loudspeaker 18, the integrated electronics 15 and the voltage supply 16 are arranged in the electronics module 22 of the container 10.
• the cigarette insert 21 which is illuminated by the cigarette insert lighting 25, the motion sensors 17 and the insert light band 12a.
• the solar module 19a is arranged on the bevelled back part 14 of the container 10 and is protected by a plexiglass cover.
• the power supply 16 are conventional rechargeable batteries (lead gel, NiCd, NiMh or Li-ion) and connected to the solar module 19a.
• a throw-in light band 12a is attached in the throw-in opening 11.
• FIG. 4 shows the view of a container 10 according to the invention mounted on a mast 24 with a spatially separated solar module 19b.
• Cigarette collection container 20.

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